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The ability to stay focused while working towards accomplishing a goal is an important skill. But for those with a diagnosis of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), this can be a difficult task. While there is no quick fix, cultivating tools designed to work with rather than against the challenges posed by ADHD is important.
If you or someone you know is struggling with suicide or self-harm and needs help, call or text the 988 National Crisis Line. You are
Our Clinical Director, Dr. Marcus Rodriguez, was recently invited to speak on the “A Little Help For Our Friends” podcast on Recovering from Chronic Invalidation. In this episode, he touches on topics such as: the impact of validation and invalidation, the basis of emotion regulation, and how to recover from chronic invalidation.
Whether a new year brings hope or anxiety, it offers the opportunity to set an intention or vision for year ahead. Visions are the source of the motivation that is necessary to create change. In this article, we help build a vision for the coming year.
How DBT and validation can help transform intense emotional states, known as ‘emotional dysregulation,’ into more manageable, stable, adaptive, and healthy emotions long-term.
At times, the never ending to-do list of life feels overwhelming and can create a sense that life is spiraling out of control. One tool I use for bringing some order to the chaos of life is called the Stop/Keep/Start framework.
When we undergo a traumatic event, we may feel that our lives are changed forever. And while we know a lot about how trauma impacts adults, we know far less when it comes to children and adolescents.
When school is in session, teens experience the usual academic and social stressors of the school year. For many teens, anxiety might be a regular occurrence, but other times it might become more intense.
When someone we love is grieving, our first impulse is to try to make it better—after all, who wants to see someone they love suffer? In this article, we discuss how to help a grieving friend.
The Be There Certificate, by Jack.org and Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation, is a free self-paced course that can be completed in less than 2 hours. Its purpose is to teach you how to support your peers in a real and safe way.
The ability to stay focused while working towards accomplishing a goal is an important skill. But for those with a diagnosis of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), this can be a difficult task. While there is no quick fix, cultivating tools designed to work with rather than against the challenges posed by ADHD is important.
If you or someone you know is struggling with suicide or self-harm and needs help, call or text the 988 National Crisis Line. You are
Our Clinical Director, Dr. Marcus Rodriguez, was recently invited to speak on the “A Little Help For Our Friends” podcast on Recovering from Chronic Invalidation. In this episode, he touches on topics such as: the impact of validation and invalidation, the basis of emotion regulation, and how to recover from chronic invalidation.
Whether a new year brings hope or anxiety, it offers the opportunity to set an intention or vision for year ahead. Visions are the source of the motivation that is necessary to create change. In this article, we help build a vision for the coming year.
How DBT and validation can help transform intense emotional states, known as ‘emotional dysregulation,’ into more manageable, stable, adaptive, and healthy emotions long-term.
At times, the never ending to-do list of life feels overwhelming and can create a sense that life is spiraling out of control. One tool I use for bringing some order to the chaos of life is called the Stop/Keep/Start framework.
When we undergo a traumatic event, we may feel that our lives are changed forever. And while we know a lot about how trauma impacts adults, we know far less when it comes to children and adolescents.
When school is in session, teens experience the usual academic and social stressors of the school year. For many teens, anxiety might be a regular occurrence, but other times it might become more intense.
When someone we love is grieving, our first impulse is to try to make it better—after all, who wants to see someone they love suffer? In this article, we discuss how to help a grieving friend.
The Be There Certificate, by Jack.org and Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation, is a free self-paced course that can be completed in less than 2 hours. Its purpose is to teach you how to support your peers in a real and safe way.
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